The Oswegonian

The Independent Student Newspaper of Oswego State

Month: April 2025

From across oceans to here: Int’l students make journeys both geographical, academic

Computer science student Ananta Bhowmick feels that moving across the globe from Bangladesh was one of the most enriching experiences of his life. “It allows me to observe and compare different cultures between my home country and the one I…

Interactive installation brings student-made ‘immersive elements’ to Oswego for Quest

Lowell Hutcheson, the Director of Arts Programming for Artswego, wanted the final show of the season to be something different than normal. The department’s Performing Arts Series normally consists of a traditional mix of music, theater and dance. “I was…

Lakers crowned SUNYAC regular season champions after unbeaten run

The Oswego State women’s lacrosse team just does not know how to lose anymore. The Lakers wrapped up their regular season by doing what they have been doing best: winning. With back-to-back victories over SUNY New Paltz and Buffalo State,…

Lakers split wild week, dominate Plattsburgh but fall hard to Cortland

The Oswego State men’s lacrosse team had an intense and challenging week, dominating one game and getting crushed the next. The first game of the week was against the Plattsburgh State Cardinals and the word that defines the match is…

Lakers sweep Plattsburgh, spark four-game win streak

Off the back of a five game stretch in which they lost 4/5, the Oswego State baseball team were looking to improve their fortunes and they had a good opportunity in front of them to do it. The Plattsburgh State…

Coachella improves; people should plan for next year

Coachella was never a place that I wanted to go to. I have seen it for years and never truly had a desire to go, but this year has changed that for me. Specifically, Megan Thee Stallion’s performance piqued my…

Celebrity space trip: highlighting disconnect from real-world issues

Lately, I have been hearing Katy Perry, Lauren Sanchez, Gayle King and Kerianne Flynn were the celebrities on the Blue Origin all-female crew on April 14.  Accompanying them were aerospace engineer Aisha Bowe and bioastronautics researcher Amanda Nguyen. The flight…

Gabby’s Guidance

Question: What do you do about roommates that do not wake up to their alarm clocks? I am about to tweak. Answer: You can call out to them after a minute or two of not turning it off. Sometimes people…

Quest presentations; worth waking up for

Everyone should do something for Quest at least once during their time here. If you do not know exactly what Quest is, it is  a day dedicated to sharing the scholarly and creative pursuits of students, faculty and staff at…

Folk’s resurgence, its impact of social-political commentary in music

Though folk is not as popular as it once was, a resurgence of the genre has been sparked through social media and activism as the forefront of social-political commentary.  The basis of folk music consists of acoustic instruments, narrative lyrics…